Taxi drivers in Kathmandu have staged a rally in protest of a recently launched police crackdown on 'cabs cheating the public.'
The drivers have accused traffic police of unnecessarily harassing taxi drivers. Police, however, said, taxi drivers are cheating the public by tampering with taxi meters to fleece consumers.
Vehicular movement in the New Road, Ratnapark, Kalimati and Thapathali areas were affected due to the rally. nepalnews.com